Alcohol Facts 1
Alcohol 2
Tobacco
Drugs
ATD
100
Advertisements influence underage drinking by a. showing drinkers in beautiful or fun scenarios. b. showing underage people drinking. c. listing the negative side effects of drinking. d. explaining alcoholic products in detail.
What is showing drinkers in beautiful or fun scenarios.
100
Drivers over the age of 21 are charged with driving under the influence when they are caught driving with a BAC that exceeds the legal limit of
What is 0.08
100
Which of the following is an example of smokeless tobacco? a. kreteks b. chewing tobacco c. cigarettes d. bidis
What is chewing tobacco
100
Drug misuse is the a. improper use of medicines. b. use of illegal drugs. c. correct use of a prescription medicine. d. intentional use of drugs for nonmedical purposes.
What is improper use of medicines.
100
Decreased alertness, slurred speech, drowsiness, and depressed respiration are common side effects of a. hallucinogens b. amphetamines. c. depressants. d. stimulants.
What is depressants.
200
The three major factors that influence underage drinking are
What is the attitudes of peers, family, and the media.
200
The best decision you could make about alcohol is to a. drink it only at parties. b. do whatever your friends do. c. not drink it at all. d. wait until you are 18 to start drinking it.
What is not drink it at all.
200
Which of the following is a short-term effect of nicotine? a. decreased mucus and saliva production b. reduced heart rate c. decreased bowel activity d. increased blood pressure
What is increased blood pressure
200
A chemical that affects brain activity is called a(n) a. illegal drug. b. medicine. c. psychoactive drug. d. prescription drug.
What is psychoactive drug.
200
Which of the following statements about marijuana is true? a. Marijuana has no lasting negative health effects. b. Marijuana only acts as a depressant. c. Marijuana use makes driving a car extremely dangerous. d. Marijuana cannot kill you.
What is Marijuana use makes driving a car extremely dangerous.
300
Which of the following is an effect of intoxication on the human body? a. Brain activity speeds up. b. The drinker loses more water from the body than usual. c. Core body temperature increases. d. Sensations and perception become more clear.
What is The drinker loses more water from the body than usual.
300
Tolerance causes a drinker's body to need
What is increasingly larger amounts of alcohol to achieve the original effect.
300
Tobacco smoke contains many carcinogens, chemicals that cause
What is cancer.
300
The extra dopamine released during drug use can a. increase the brain's reactions to natural levels of dopamine. b. lead to intense cravings for the drug when it is not available. c. cause the user to feel more pleasure from normal activities. d. alert the user to the harmful effects of the drug.
What is lead to intense cravings for the drug when it is not available.
300
Which of the following is a sign of possible drug abuse? a. participation in normal activities b. openness about problems c. good performance at school d. major changes in behavior or personality
What is major changes in behavior or personality
400
Which of the following statements about blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is true? a. Males and females absorb alcohol into the bloodstream at equal rates. b. Drinking on an empty stomach increases the rate of alcohol absorption into the bloodstream. c. Larger people generally feel the effects of alcohol more than smaller people. d. The number of drinks consumed is a more reliable measure of intoxication than BAC.
What is Drinking on an empty stomach increases the rate of alcohol absorption into the bloodstream.
400
People who can no longer control their use of alcohol suffer from the disease known as
What is alcoholism.
400
Sidestream smoke is smoke that
What is goes into the air directly from a cigarette.
400
Which of the following statements about the risks of drug abuse is true? a. People dependent on psychoactive drugs may experience life threatening symptoms when they quit the drugs. b. Once a baby is born, it is safe for the mother to begin abusing drugs. c. The safest way to use illegal drugs is by injection. d. The placenta protects a developing baby from the drugs abused by the mother.
What is People dependent on psychoactive drugs may experience life threatening symptoms when they quit the drugs.
400
If you decide that the stresses and problems in your life are too much to manage, you should a. forget about them and hope they eventually go away. b. take a hallucinogen, like PCP, to take your mind off things. c. try taking a depressant, like heroin, to help you relax. d. find someone to talk to.
What is find someone to talk to.
500
What is the alcohol content of 80-proof vodka?
What is 40 percent
500
At what BAC do an average person's reflexes and alertness begin to decline? a. 0.02-0.03 b. 0.04-0.06 c. 0.12-0.15 d. 0.50 and higher
What is 0.02-0.03
500
Tobacco smoke a. increases a baby's birthweight. b. speeds a baby's cell growth. c. increases a baby's oxygen supply. d. increases a baby's heart rate.
What is increases a baby's heart rate.
500
A psychoactive drug that slows brain and body reactions is called a(n) a. amphetamine. b. depressant. c. stimulant. d. hallucinogen.
What is depressant.
500
Nursing mothers who smoke produce a. no milk. b. milk with high levels of oxygen. c. milk containing nicotine. d. more milk than nonsmoking mothers.
What is milk containing nicotine.
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